He stays at Barça
"I'll stay here hassling some people. Historically the Brazilians have not lasted long in Barça, but I want to be like Sylvinho."
"I'd like to leave feeling that I gave everything for this club."
"I can't say I will finish my career in Barcelona. I'd like to! But I live in the present."
"I couldn't finish my relationship with Barcelona with last year's feeling. This season is a personal revenge."

New Barça
"I have the feeling that we are 'cooking' a perfect dish."

New full-backs, but Alves remains in the line-up
"Why do you think this happens?... All the new players are welcome but they must remember that it will be hard to beat me."

Criticism
"Believe me or not, I like to be criticized, because this motivates me a lot. If people only praised me, it would be awful."

'Historic' crosses
"I'm never scared of missing a cross. When I started playing in Brazil, I was the worst of my mates, but I'm the only who succeeded in elite football. That's thank to my dedication. So when I don't cross well, I do it again and again until I do it right, because I know that my mates will come to hug me."

"In Brazil I'm always questioned. It's total madness..."
[About the cross-assist on Messi against Granada]: "Football and journalism have no memory, but if you look back you'll see that I'm the player who have given more assists to Messi in Barcelona."
"When we retire, it will be said: who has been the best in football? Leo Messi. And who passed him the ball? Alves. That will piss some off, but there will be my name."

Luis Enrique
[Is he more severe than Guardiola?] "Yes. And this helps us be a more prepared and coordinated team."
"We are old, but we need someone to show us the path."

Canarinha
"I don't want to puff myself up but in Brazil I'm the player with more titles after Pelé. And I'm always questioned. It's total madness..."

The strikers
"I look back and I remember Samu [Eto'o], Titi [Henry] and Leo [Messi], when they scored more than 20 goals each. The team was in a very good state of mind. That's what we want."

Whistles
"In many countries, more education for children is requested. I ask for more education for the adults, which are the reference for the kids."

Alex Song – West Ham United
277 minutes.
He has played 4 matches with West Ham, 2 of them starting in the line-up.
2 assists

Ibrahim Afellay – Olympiakos
362 minutes.
2 goals: against Niki Volos and Atletico de Madrid in the Champions League.
5 matches since he arrived (Olympiakos played 9)

Denis Suárez - Sevilla
574 minutes.
He has played all the 8 official matches that Sevilla had.
2 assists

Gerard Deulofeu - Sevilla
238 minutes.
4 matches out of 8. He made the line-up twice.
1 goal: against Real Sociedad.
3 assists.

Cristian Tello – Oporto
262 minutes.
He has played 6 of the 7 possible matches.
3 assists.